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Patent GB-2555485-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connector
Inventor: PHILIP ROSS NORMAN
IPC: H01R24/38
Filed: 2016-10-31
Abstract: An electrical connector 10 comprises a socket 11 having an annular recess 13 which has a conductive outer annular wall surface 13a and a conductive inner annular wall surface 13b electrically isolated from each other. The electrical connector also comprises a plug 18 having an annular projection 21 which has a conductive outer annular wall surface 21a and a conductive inner annular wall surface 21b electrically isolated from each other. The projection of the plug is receivable in the recess of the socket with space in between. The connector further comprises two resilient conductive annular contact elements (25, 27), such as canted coil springs, which are retained in respective grooves (26, 28) that are provided on the outer and inner wall surfaces of the recess or the projection. The annular contact elements are resiliently compressible to produce electrical connections of the opposing outer wall surfaces (13a, 21a) and the opposing inner wall surfaces (13b, 21b) of the recess and projection, and provide two concentric electrical paths respectively.
Patent GB-2556637-A (GB)
Title: Supine stabilizer
Inventor: JOHN EDWARD GOLDSMITH
IPC: A61G13/12
Filed: 2016-11-21
Abstract: A stabilizer 10 for supporting a person in a supine position, wherein the stabilizer 10 comprises a support cushion 12 defining an area 14 comprising two leg receiving channels 16 and a base portion 18 which, in use, resists movement of the persons respective hips away from the orientation in which the femoral head is located in the acetabulum such that the femoral head points directly into the acetabulum socket. The base portion may have a longest dimension which extends beyond the width of the pillow, outwardly to each side of the support cushion. The base portion may further comprise a removable base portion insert (e.g. formed from a closed cell form) and adjustable straps which secure the insert in position.
Patent GB-2548673-A (GB)
Title: An adhesive securing member for an ostomy product
Inventor: AARON HEWITT
IPC: A61F5/449
Filed: 2016-03-21
Abstract: An adhesive securing member 210 for an ostomy product (1, Fig 1) comprises a flexible membrane having an adhesive surface and at least one slit 222 formed therein; the slit 222 serving to define at least two independently movable tab portions. The at least one slit 222 acts to increase the flexibility of the securing member 210 allowing for better conformity, and thus adhesion, between the securing member 210 and the non-flat surface the skin of a patient provides. The membrane further comprises a border section 216 at its radially outer edge 214 and a central region 218 located radially inward thereof; the border region 216 having a reduced thickness relative to the central region 218 such that the membrane has increased flexibility at the outer edge 214. It is further taught in the application that the adhesive securing member 210 preferably takes the form of an arcuate flange extender and wherein the adhesive surface thereof serves to secure the membrane simultaneously to the skin of an ostomate and to an ostomy flange (1, Fig 1).
Patent GB-2563186-A (GB)
Title: Semiconductor arrangement
Inventor: SIMON DAVID HART
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2017-01-30
Abstract: Semiconductor devices are thermally and electrically coupled to a heatsink, wherein the heatsink 20 is configured as a busbar to electrically connect the one or more semiconductor devices 10 together and to transmit power between the one or more semiconductor devices. The cooling for the bus bar with heat sink may include heat exchange elements that can be fins, pinholes, holes or slots positioned at regular and irregular intervals. The semiconductor devices may be immersed in a cooling medium to further increase the cooling of the device. The devices may be power semiconductor devices, such as IGBT, Silicon carbide switch devices, or MOSFETs or power diodes. The device may be part of an inverter 40 for converting DC-AC. The inverter may be configured into three level T-type topology or a two level topology. The inverter may also be contained within a housing that can have inlet and outlet ports to allow a cooling fluid into the chamber.
Patent GB-2561010-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for transmitting signals over wire connections
Inventor: ANAS AL RAWI
IPC: H04L25/03
Filed: 2017-03-31
Abstract: A method and apparatus to transmit data over different channels from a transmitter 16, such as a DSLAM, to one or more receivers 51-53, each of which is connected via a respective wire connection 21-23. For each channel steps (i) to (iii) are iteratively performed until one or more criteria are satisfied and a transmission power determined for that channel. Step (i) comprises, determining values of a function depending on one or more channel attributes selected from: a number of different tones, a frequency spacing of adjacent tones, a maximum transmission power and a channel gain of the channel. Step (ii) comprises, using the determined value of the function of step (i) to determine a transmission power. Step (iii) comprises determining whether or not the determined transmission powers satisfy one or more criteria; and thereafter transmitting data at the current transmission powers. The tones referred to at step (i) may be discrete multi-tones (DMT) as used in Digital Subscriber Line Systems (DSL).
Patent GB-2561207-A (GB)
Title: Off-site manufactured construction module, method and building system
Inventor: LEIF ERONEN
IPC: E04B1/348
Filed: 2017-04-05
Abstract: An off-site manufactured construction module, comprises a floor element, a roof element, and a plurality of wall elements. The elements are made of planar cross-laminated timber elements configured to form a cuboid compartment for a building, and the elements are connected to each other using wooden fastening elements; the cross-laminated timber elements of the cuboid compartment are processed with a fire prevention fluid; a wet area of the cuboid compartment is arranged by adding a moisture insulation layer to the wet area; pre-defined technical connections are arranged to extend through at least one planar cross-laminated timber element of the cuboid compartment; and interior equipment and surface layers are arranged to the cuboid compartment. The wooden fastening elements may be timber pegs or wooden lamella fasteners. The module may be assembled by first forming two U shaped structures, one from the roof floor and one wall, and one from the remaining three walls and then connecting the U shaped elements together at their free edges.
Patent GB-2554184-A (GB)
Title: Moveable assembly for simultaneous detection of analytic and compensation signals in optical computing
Inventor: David l perkins
IPC: E21B47/10
Filed: 2015-04-23
Abstract: An optical computing device uses a moveable assembly to simultaneously analytic and compensation signals to determine sample characteristics in real-time. In one embodiment, the moveable assembly is a rotating carousel including at least one optical element pair positioned thereon, where one of the optical elements forms an analytic channel, and the other forms the compensation channel. Alternatively, two carousels may be utilized, where one includes the analytic channel and the other includes the compensation channel. In another embodiment, a linear array having compensation and analytic channels may be utilized. During operation, electromagnetic radiation optically interacts with the sample to form sample-interacted light, which is directed toward the optical elements on the moveable assembly. The optical elements are positioned on the moveable assemblies such that the sample-interacted light optically interacts with both simultaneously, thereby providing compensation in parallel with the sample characteristic measurement.
Patent GB-2566457-A (GB)
Title: Open economic framework and a method of operation
Inventor: Humayun Munir Sheikh
IPC: G06Q30/08
Filed: 2017-09-13
Abstract: A method of providing a service to a user in an open economic framework implemented on a distributed computer system includes generating a service request by the user 302; providing the service request to a data processing arrangement 304; receiving a plurality of service bids at the processing arrangement from a plurality of autonomous economic agents associated with service providers capable of providing the service 306; selecting at least one service bid from the plurality of received service bids 308; generating a contract associated with the selected service bid for providing the service 310 and providing the service to the user 312. The method also involves receiving a feedback from the user associated with the provided service, wherein the feedback is used to update the confidence of the autonomous economic agent associated with the service provider. Feedback may be stored in a distributed ledger, such as a block-chain, and settlement may use a digital token, such as a crypto-currency.
Patent GB-2555223-A (GB)
Title: Airbag assembly
Inventor: CHRIS STEPHEN O'CONNOR
IPC: B60R21/2338
Filed: 2017-09-15
Abstract: An instrument-panel assembly in a vehicle includes an instrument panel 34 extending along a longitudinal axis and an airbag 36 supported by the instrument panel. The airbag is inflatable from an undeployed position to a deployed position. In two embodiments (figures 3A-4C), the airbag includes a side 38 extending in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis and a tether 40 attached to the side, and the side has a fold 42 when the airbag is in the deployed position. The tether may extend from a first end 64 attached to the side to a second end 66 attached to a point 68 fixed relative to the instrument panel. This attachment point may be spaced from the side with the fold. The tether may be arranged so that the side collapses when the head of an occupant engages the airbag at an oblique angle. The side may have a plurality of folds, which the tether may be thread through. Also disclosed is a third embodiment (figures 5A-5C), where the airbag in the deployed position has a tapered shape from a vertical perspective relative to the instrument panel at the instrument panel.
Patent GB-2555058-A (GB)
Title: A method of plugging and abandoning a well
Inventor: MORTEN MYHRE
IPC: E21B37/08
Filed: 2016-06-01
Abstract: A method of plugging and abandoning a well (1), comprising : (A) lowering a perforation tool (31) into a pipe string (5) onto a longitudinal section (LI); (B) with the perforation tool (31), forming perforations (51) along said longitudinal section (LI); (C) with a flushing tool (33) attached to a work string (3) and lowered onto said longitudinal section (LI), pumping a flushing fluid (35) through the work string (3), out through at least one flushing outlet (331) in the flushing tool (33), into the pipe string (5) and into said annulus (8) via the perforations (51), wherein an outlet axis (b) of said flushing outlet (331) is non-perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (a) of the flushing tool (33); (D) pumping a fluidized plugging material (37) through the work string (3) and into the pipe string (5) at said longitudinal section (LI); (E) placing the fluidized plugging material (37) in the pipe string (5) along at least said longitudinal section (LI), thereby also placing the fluidized plugging material (37) in said annulus (8) via the perforations (51); (F) pulling the work string (3) out of the well (1); and (G) abandoning the well (1).
Patent GB-2559874-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for monitoring and restocking merchandise
Inventor: JOSHUA RHYS FREEMAN
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2017-12-29
Abstract: System 100 for monitoring merchandise in a shop 104 comprises image sensors or cameras 102 which capture image sequences for storage. Barcodes 103 are disposed at merchandise display containers 106, and barcode database 118 stores barcodes corresponding to merchandise. A control circuit 110 compares image sequences with barcodes in the barcode database, identifies the type of merchandise in a display container by determining the presence of a barcode at the display container, and also uses a barcode to estimate or determine the amount of merchandise in the display container. An alternative system further comprises a sales database 120, but estimates the amount of merchandise in the display container based on the image sequences and sales data at predetermined time intervals, rather than using a barcode. This system sends a communication to an employee to also determine the amount of merchandise in the display container at the time intervals, and uses the employees determination to adjust the time intervals. Other information such as weather, seasonality or events may also be used to determine the time intervals. Either system may determine whether a retail display is sufficiently stocked and instruct an employee to restock the display, possibly using machine learning algorithms.
Patent GB-2574177-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for plating a recess in a substrate
Inventor: Franz Markut
IPC: H01L21/288
Filed: 2018-01-25
Abstract: A method, device and system for plating a substrate 10 recess. The method comprises providing a substrate 10 with a surface 11 which further comprises at least one recess, applying a replacement gas 30 to the recess to replace an amount of ambient gas 20 in the recess to clear the recess from the ambient gas 20, applying a processing fluid 40 to the recess wherein the replacement gas 30 dissolves in the processing fluid 40 to clear the recess from the replacement gas 30, and plating the recess. The device 50 comprises a replacement gas unit 51, processing fluid unit 52 and plating unit 59. The system 70 comprises the device 50 and a device control 71 wherein the device control 71 controls a gas replacement in the recess of the substrate 10, an application of the processing fluid 40 to the recess and a plating of the recess.
Patent GB-2577028-A (GB)
Title: Weapon delivery system
Inventor: Nicholas Charles Corner
IPC: F42C15/295
Filed: 2018-02-02
Abstract: An aerial bomb arming assembly 1, with air driven arming device 2 comprising a turbine arranged to rotate and generate an electrical current when exposed to atmosphere, the turbine arranged for transition from stowed to deployed condition, further comprising a lever arm (12, fig. 1) with first end 13a, second end 13b and arm portion (14), first end connected to arm portion by pivotable connection (15, fig. 1), the first end arranged for translational movement along guide 20, second end providing a pulling force to the device when first end translates on the guide. Transition from stowed to deployed may comprise exposing the turbine to atmosphere. The turbine may be arranged in a space provided with cover or top arranged to be removed or repositioned by pulling force on lever arm, exposing the turbine. The second end may protrude externally of the outer casing of the bomb. The first end may be located within the internal space of the bomb defined within the outer casing or housing. The assembly may include a lanyard with one end attached to a fixation point on an aircraft, another end secured to the lever arm to pull the first end along the guide.
Patent GB-2557523-A (GB)
Title: Air conditioner and outdoor unit for air conditioner
Inventor: NAOMICHI TAMURA
IPC: F24F1/50
Filed: 2015-10-27
Abstract: An outdoor unit is configured so that: the side surfaces on the outer contours are formed using a plurality of panels provided with an air-suction port through which air from outside the outdoor unit is drawn in, at least one of the plurality of panels being a service panel; and a heat-source-side heat exchanger is divided, in plurality, into a first heat-source-side heat exchanger that is provided along a side surface including the service panel and a second heat-source-side heat exchanger that is provided along a side surface different from the side surface including the service panel. In the first heat-source-side heat exchanger, the channel of the coolant lies parallel to the air flow during air-warming operation. According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress splashing of drain water on the service panel provided in the casing of the outdoor unit, and to prevent the drain water from freezing.
Patent GB-2557837-A (GB)
Title: Refrigerant quantity management device and refrigerant quantity management system
Inventor: MIGIFUMI MAEDA
IPC: F25B49/02
Filed: 2015-11-30
Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerant quantity management device that manages the quantity of a refrigerant applied to a refrigerant circuit formed by connecting to each other using piping: a heat source-side unit having a compressor, a heat source-side heat exchanger, and a supercooler; and at least one load-side unit having a load-side expansion valve and a load-side heat exchanger. The refrigerant quantity management device has: a temperature efficiency calculation unit, which regularly obtains temperature efficiency, and stores the temperature efficiency in a storage unit; and an output control unit having a function of displaying, on a display unit, information indicating the temperature efficiency during a set period stored in the storage unit.
Patent GB-2573744-A (GB)
Title: A tidying device for tidying between two built walls
Inventor: ASHLEY THOMAS WILLIAMS
IPC: E04B1/70
Filed: 2018-04-18
Abstract: A wall cavity cleaner tray comprises a tray 4 formed from 900mm sections of hardened plastic for collecting and removing mortar between cavity walls. The device has an open top which collects excess mortar. A disruptor device (fig 6b) may also be attached to the tray, and may include a chain (20, fig 6b). The tray may have internal fins 5, and one section may include a scoop 9. The device reduces the risk of mortar bridging the cavity gap and covering the weep holes. The device is extracted each day, cleaned and ready for use the following day
Patent GB-2574007-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for curling hair
Inventor: GARY SUNDERLAND
IPC: A45D2/02
Filed: 2018-05-21
Abstract: A hair curler 10 comprises first and second side portions 12, 14 which are secured together via a connector portion 16. The connector portion is positioned substantially centrally with respect to each side portion. The first side portion 12 is substantially flat and the second side portion 14 is configured such that it is provided with two fixed states: a first state in which the first side portion is convex in shape and bends away from the second plate (see fig. 1a) and a second fixed state in which the first side portion is concave in shape and folds over to cover both the connector portion and the first side portion (see fig. 1b). A side portion is provided with at least one barrier member 18 extending in substantially the same direction as the connector portion and spaced apart from the connector portion. The ratio of the height of the barrier member to the length of the connector portion is at least 1:3. The barrier member may comprise a wall (24, fig. 4). The side portions are fabricated from a resilient and thermally conductive material.
Patent GB-2565199-A (GB)
Title: Optical detector
Inventor: DOBROSLAV TSONEV
IPC: H04B10/116
Filed: 2018-06-01
Abstract: An optical detector 406 has optical gain (concentrator) elements such as compound parabolic concentrators 401, 407, 408 and associated photodetectors 403, 409, 410. Each optical gain element has a respective optical axis 402, 411, 412 and each photodetector element has a respective optical axis. At least one of the optical gain elements is configured such that its optical axis is inclined with respect to the optical axis of an associated photodetector. The optical axis of at least one optical gain element may be inclined at an angle of inclination of greater than 5 degrees with respect to the optical axis of an associated photodetector. The detector may be used in light fidelity (Lifi) applications and the optical gain elements may also be lenses such as Fresnel lenses, parabolic reflectors or total internal reflection concentrators.
Patent GB-2575031-A (GB)
Title: Skin treatment apparatus
Inventor: BENJAMIN LIU
IPC: A61M35/00
Filed: 2018-06-22
Abstract: A roller head 2 for a skin treatment (e.g. exfoliating, smoothing, massaging, moisturising and/or lubricating) device, and an associated skin treatment device incorporating the roller head, is configured to be driven by an electro-mechanical mechanism and has a surface 4 comprising at least one peak 9 having a first surface 8 and a second surface 10; the first surface differing from the second surface such that in use, the first surface contacts with the skin when the drum is rotated in a clockwise direction and the second surface contacts with the skin when the drum is rotated in an anticlockwise direction. The first and second surfaces differ (e.g. in roughness), such that the treatment effect applied by the two surfaces is different.
Patent GB-2575796-A (GB)
Title: Thermally insulating packaging medium
Inventor: STEPHEN ANDREW MIDGLEY
IPC: D04H1/498
Filed: 2018-07-23
Abstract: Thermally insulating packaging medium 200 comprises a cotton pad 210 with in a cover 220, the pad comprising a plurality of layers 212A, 212B connected by needlings. The pad may have a uniform density of needling or a patterned density of needlings with regions of higher 214B and lower 214A needling density. The cotton fibers of the pad may have a mean diameter from 10um (10 micron) to 65um, or from 10um to 25um (25 micron). The cover may be formed from cellulosic fabric which may be cotton, viscose, rayon, jute, flax or hemp. The cover may comprise water impermeable sheet with moisture transmission apertures. The sheet material may be polyester or polyethylene. A thermally insulated package may comprise the medium and a pre-chilled product. The product may be a foodstuff or medical product. Also claimed is a method of delivering pre-chilled products.
Patent GB-2575797-A (GB)
Title: Pool table
Inventor: ANDREW BERESFORD-WILLIAMS
IPC: A63D15/00
Filed: 2018-07-23
Abstract: A pool table, which may be a pool dining table with a removable dining surface, comprises a gravity-based ball-return system located between end legs 28 of the pool table. Pocketed balls 36, 36' are collected in one of inclined two gullies 112 that are either side of a central longitudinal axis of the table. The ball return system includes a stacked arrangement of runners 180, 182, 190, 192 that receive a pocketed ball from a cascading drop 130 at the end of each gully 112. Once into the stack, a ball separation device 184 identifies and selectively separates a cue ball 36' from object balls 36, with the cue ball directed downwards towards a free-return box (113, figure 5) whilst object balls are directed along a different downward path. Object balls 36 are then retained behind a ball retainer and release mechanism 174 which, when in a release position, causes delivery of all object balls 36 to a ball picking slot 117 at an end of the pool table common with the free-return box (113). The pool table depth is therefore minimized whilst space under the table's bed is maximized to accommodate seating.
Patent GB-2563528-A (GB)
Title: System and method for downlink communication
Inventor: STEPHEN JONES
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 2017-02-23
Abstract: A method may include communicating a command into a wellbore from the surface. The method may include determining a command to be sent to a downhole tool, and translating the command into a message, the message including a sequence of codes. The method may include rotating the drill string substantially at the set point RPM for a predetermined duration and measuring the rotation rate of the drill string. The method may include identifying the received set point RPM and rotating the drill string consistent with a first code value of a first code of the message as encoded. The method may also include decoding the first code and rotating the drill string consistent with a second code value of a second code of the message as encoded. The method may also include decoding the second code, identifying the command from at least one of the decoded first and second code and executing the command.